Maltese AEC Swift buses in the green era (1994).

What better way to start a video about green era Maltese Ex London Transport AEC Swifts than with a blue one! As the weather outside is currently anything but Maltese with inches of snow, the opportunity arose to edit up this 10 minute Swift-fest to remind of better times. The video was recorded in April of 1994 (part of about an hour and a half's worth of Maltese transport) and shows the often maligned type going about their business long after being jettisoned from the UK capital. Many of them had been much modified in then typical Maltese manner and those with a keen ear might detect one with a Leyland 510 engine (as per Leyland National). Amongst those seen are some near original to others where the engines have been shifted from the rear to the centre often then gaining manual transmission with the process. There was also a tendency to re-name Swifts which had had their engines moved to the centre, Reliance - broadly in line with AEC classification. Most of the shots were taken around Valletta bus station as the magnetic pull of the place proved almost impossible to break away from! Oh, the blue ones which make an odd appearance belonged to the Maltese Ministry of Education, their little fleet went on to achieve celebrity status.

[@jesusmaryfenech9319]

The Unervirsail Party President was a bus driver back in the nintys I drove Daddu bus God bless him and I drove 807 and 658

[@katkylekim]

Happy days !!!!!!!!Great work for capturing these great moments of history.

[@andyrichardsvideovlogs8835]

There is something about the Malta Swift which looks so right. They suited the Island far more than they ever did the Capital.
With the Maltese "clone" ergomatic grille and heavy bumpers they looked so modern in the yellow era.

[@jesusmaryfenech9319]

The Unervirsail Party President was a bus driver of the FBY 807 and 658

[@MickGatting]

Superb film, THANKYOU FOR SHARING, most are fairly easy to ID but 2 of them I am having trouble recognising ! 1st bus is SM35/GVH130 now donated for preservation,followed by SMS152 Y0321 and then SMS202 Y0541which appears many times.Several appearances by SM20,SM33 and SMS329 as well as one appearance by most of the other 31 on route work in 1994!

[@alfiewhittaker3763]

LT would be proud